Country Legend Dies 4 Months After Being Diagnosed With Rare Disease

Another celebrity has left us too soon, and unfortunately, there wasn't much anyone could do to stop it.

Lari White, famed country music star, passed away Tuesday morning surrounded by her friends and family.

White rose to fame in the 80s after performing in a musical competition in Tennessee. She then entered the You Can Be A Star talent show in Nashville, blowing away the audience and judges with her incredible voice and stage presence.

She also tried her hand at acting, with a cameo in Tom Hank's popular Castaway movie! White came a long way from her family's Gospel band when they played in Dunedin, Florida, where she was born, but she never forgot her values.

'I love music,' White had said. 'It's not to be famous. It's not to make a lot of money. There's so much joy I have in making music.'

Several months ago, White was diagnosed with peritoneal cancer, which affects the tissue around the abdomen. She spent her final weeks with friends and family, until she passed away in hospice care.

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